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Friendly Atheist Podcast

Friendly Atheist Podcast

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Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke Greiff cover the latest news, politics, and pop culture with a focus on atheism and religion. This is the official podcast for FriendlyAtheist.com.

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  • 601 - The Christian Right's Anti-Woke SAT Alternative
    Sep 18 2025

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    Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

    — TN high school football coach suspended after pushing religion on kids during game. (4:13)

    — Appeals Court says Vermont public league must reinstate anti-trans Christian school. (22:06)

    — U.S. military academies plan to accept the Christian Right’s inferior alternative to the SAT. (41:42)

    — Colorado pastor and wife ordered to repay $3.4M to victims of their crypto scam. (1:00:30)

    —- Oklahoma's Supreme Court blocks Ryan Walters' Bible-heavy Social Studies standards. (1:10:16)

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • 600 - Carlo Acutis, the First Millennial Saint
    Sep 11 2025

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    Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

    — We’re having an in-person celebration in Naperville, IL to mark our 600th episode (and other pleasant things)! Details are here. Hope you can join us on September 13!

    — The Catholic Church has a millennial saint, Carlo Acutis. Is that because of miracles or marketing? (1:40)

    — The initial report from Trump’s "Anti-Christian Bias" task force reveals... nothing. (18:30)

    — Quebec's proposed public prayer ban is a blunt attack on religious freedom. (48:45)

    — Christian parents let their baby die while awaiting a miracle. They'll be in jail for a month. (1:21:15)

    — Lawrence Krauss' "The War on Science" is a gift to science's real enemies. (1:33:15)

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    1 hr and 58 mins
  • 599 - Oklahoma’s Scammy PragerU Teacher "Test"
    Sep 3 2025

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    Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

    — We’re having an in-person celebration in Naperville, IL to mark our 600th episode (and other pleasant things)! Details are here. Hope you can join us on September 13!

    — Oklahoma's meaningless "America First" teacher test is just a PragerU ad campaign. (1:45)

    — New Jersey town sues mall for ignoring Blue Laws and selling merch on Sundays. (34:49)

    — Mormon columnist who preached "traditional values" busted for alleged child exploitation. (48:55)

    — Judge orders Arkansas school district to remove illegal Ten Commandments posters. (1:02:15)

    — 25% of Texas districts are using Bible-heavy reading lessons in public elementary schools. (1:11:20)

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    1 hr and 31 mins
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